How to Say ‘Cat’ in French
Le chat
luh shah
[luh shah]
💬 Usage Tip: Le means the noun is masculine: le chat.
🇫🇷 In France: French animal words appear often in beginner vocabulary and in yoga pose names—double win.
Phrase Breakdown
Le
[luh]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
Le chat-vache est facile à apprendre.
Cat-cow is easy to learn.
chat
[shah]
cat
Means cat; in yoga it refers to the cat part of cat-cow.
Le chat arrondit le dos.
Cat rounds the back.
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